Coming Home Guide

Housing Options Scotland has developed this housing options guide specifically designed to support Local Authorities and Coming Home Leads in their role within the Coming Home framework, the national commitment to ensuring that people who have learning disabilities and complex support needs can live in their home communities, with the right support and housing.

The guide was produced to accompany the launch of the Coming Home Action Plan (opens new window), which outlines the actions needed to respond to and resolve cases where people with complex care needs are placed in out-of-area institutional settings, often far from family, community ties, and the opportunity for a fulfilling life.

This guide is a practical and person-centred resource that supports professionals to:

• Explore a full range of housing possibilities - from social housing to private rentals, and ownership schemes - ensuring that no option is overlooked
• Provide informed, compassionate support that centres the individual’s preferences, needs, and aspirations, rather than fitting them into pre-existing service models.
• Build capacity within Local Authorities by offering guidance, case studies, and tools that promote collaborative working across housing, health, and social care sectors.